People & Culture Practitioner (FTC) at BDO South Africa

Description

The People & Culture (P&C) Practitioner (FTC) supports, co-ordinates and administers all P&C functions to internal customers. They also provide consulting, advice, coaching, guidance and direction to leaders, line managers and employees in respect of all people management processes, policies and procedures in order to support the business’s vision, mission and overall objectives.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Graduate Recruitment

• Manage and implement the attraction and selection of graduates for traineeships/ internships.
• Marketing and profiling the firm and maintaining a strong brand presence among students via presentations and career exhibitions.
• Implementation of the national graduate recruitment strategy
• Work through university samples, identifying academically sound students with agility and maintaining market share.
• Maintain relationships with key personnel across all universities. 

University Recruitment

• Maintain CTA (B-Com Accounting Honours) market share for KZN region and secure 5-year pipeline.
• Manage 2-year pipeline directly, Honours and 3rd Year Students with guidance to the intern on the recruitment of 1st and 2nd year students.
• Maintain ACI targets.
• Manage bursary spend.
• Conduct Open Days
• Assess competitor actions and develop strategic counter actions in an effort to remain dominant in the commerce field.
• Present Training and Bursary Contract offers to successful candidates.
• Contract maintenance via structured programme of group and individual counselling sessions.
• Schedule academic support and interventions in an effort to assist current graduates.
• Identify opportunities that will differentiate the firm from competitors.
• Adherence to policies and guidelines
• Manage recruitment system.
• Vac work coordination
• Conduct social events with signed student to maintain the relationship.

School Recruitment

• Marketing and profiling the firm to school students via presentations, career expos and career days.
• Maintaining and establishing relationships with school personnel in an effort of targeting and identifying potential candidates for Learnership Contracts, bursaries and vacation work
• Facilitating job shadowing

Reporting

• Completion and Submission of any National / regional reports for EE or bursary spend.
• Assistance with trend analysis with regards to recruitment strategies

Training Contract Management

• Admin Day - Arrangements and Setup
• Admin Team Allocation
• First Year Probation Monitoring and End of Probation Meetings
• Bi- Annual ANA/PDS tracking - ensuring all completed in a timely manner.
• Collating SAICA / IRBA/ Board Courses and Fees Statements - ensuring payment done in line with policy.
• Liaising with National Training Office Admin on TCMS changes / updates
• Updating Study Leave on ESS and informing audit admin of exam dates.
• Ensuring managers attend the necessary assessor / reviewer courses.

Experienced Hire

• Approval Forms are drafted and signed for the recruitment process; together with benchmarking (Bands - A - CU)
• Shortlist and Interview
• Welcome new joiner on day 1

Employee Relations

• Adhere to local and international legislations.
• Identify risks to the business and HR.
• Ensure business follow correct processes when dealing with employees matters.
• Ensure policies are consistently followed by business.

Requirements

Qualifications

• HR Relevant Qualification (postgraduate qualification preferred)

Experience

• 2-3 years’ experience in HR (graduate recruitment preferred)

Competencies: Knowledge and Skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Problem-solving and decision-making aptitude
• Strong ethics and reliability
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

BDO Core Competencies

• Relationships and Collaboration
• Exceptional Client Service
• Business Growth
• Engaging people
• Leadership
• Quality, Risk management and Operational performance